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Royal Caribbean Cruises sells the cruise ship Celebrity Century to the Exquisite Marine of the Chinese group Ctrip.com
the unit will continue to being operated from Celebrity Cruises until the next April
September 3, 2014
The American crocieristico group Royal Caribbean Cruises has agreed the sale of own cruise ship Celebrity Century, that it takes part of the fleet of the branch Celebrity Cruises, to the Exquisite Marine Ltd. of the Chinese tourist group Ctrip.com International Ltd. (CTRP). The group American has specified that the cession will determine a loss of about 20 million dollars.
Celebrity Century, of 71.545 tons of tonnage, is long 248 meters, wide 32 meters, has a cruise speed of 21,5 knots and an ability to 1.814 passengers and 860 members of the crew. The ship is constructed by the German ship yard Meyer Werft who has delivered it to Celebrity Cruises in 1995. The American company will continue to instead operate the ship until the next April completing the previewed program of cruises that it will be concluded, that with a last cruise from Dubay to Civitavecchia, with a cruise from Dubay to Singapore.
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